diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 8411b2407c2017043d1b6b5c49dd7c0a908c4008..35aa98aa8f2222e7ec96f628f704f214a8975078 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -814,8 +814,7 @@ static void inet_clone_ulp(const struct request_sock *req, struct sock *newsk,
 	if (!icsk->icsk_ulp_ops)
 		return;
 
-	if (icsk->icsk_ulp_ops->clone)
-		icsk->icsk_ulp_ops->clone(req, newsk, priority);
+	icsk->icsk_ulp_ops->clone(req, newsk, priority);
 }
 
 /**